Seven 'Dogs earn top-five finishes at Reno Tournament of Champions

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Seven 'Dogs earn top-five finishes at Reno Tournament of Champions

12/15/2019 6:30:00 PM | Wrestling

Reno Tournament of Champions Brackets

By: Travis Blanshan / Assistant Director of Communications

RENO, Nev. - Earning seven top-five finishes, including a pair from unattached wrestlers, the Bulldog wrestling team placed fifth at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday at the Reno Events Center.

Leading the way for the 'Dogs was freshman 141-pounder Kyle Parco, competing unattached, who was the lone 'Dog to make the finals as the Concord, Calif., native went 4-1 on the day as he defeated a pair of seeded wrestlers on his way to the finals. After earing a major decision and a decision in the first two rounds, Parco topped third-seeded Chris Sandoval of Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals before taking down No. 2 seed Grant Willits of Oregon State, 7-4 in the semifinals. Meeting up with top-seeded Joshua Heil of Campbell in the finals, an escape by Parco tied the match at 1-1 in the third period, but Heil was able to pick up a takedown and four-point near fall in the final minute for the win.

In addition to Parco, redshirt junior 141-pounder DJ Lloren placed third as similar to Parco, he also went 4-1 on the day. Earning the fourth seed in the tournament, Lloren eased his way into the semifinals before running up against Heil where he fell by a narrow 6-5 margin before bouncing back in the third place match to defeat Willits, 5-3.

Three more 'Dogs took fourth place as redshirt sophomore Jeremy Trinh at 125 pounds, redshirt senior Ricky Padilla at 165 pounds and senior heavyweight Josh Hokit each won three matches apiece on the day. It was the season and heavyweight debut for Hokit, a 2019 All-American at 197 pounds, who went 3-0 with two major decisions and a decision before forfeiting his final two matches to finish fourth.

Rounding out the 'Dogs placewinners were redshirt sophomore Brandon Martino at 184 pounds and freshman Matt Olguin, competing unattached, at 157 pounds who each finished fifth in their respective weight classes.

Fresno State took fifth as a team finishing with 73 points, a 0.5 point shy of Oregon State for fourth, as Wyoming won the tournament with 155.5 points. Campbell took second with 147 points while Grand View placed third with 75 points to round out the top five.

The Bulldogs return home on Thursday, Jan. 2 to host Cal Poly (2-0) at 5 p.m. and Big 12 foe Utah Valley (1-3, 0-1 B12) at 7 p.m. at the Save Mart Center.

2019 Reno Tournament of Champions Results
Jeremy Trinh, RSo., 125 pounds (3-2) - FOURTH PLACE
Round of 32: Trinh tech. fall Adrian Marquez (UN-Northern Colorado), 18-2 (4:50)
Round of 16: Trinh won by fall over Eddie Daniel (Clackamas CC), 3:41
Quarterfinals: Trinh dec. Collin Metzgar (Colorado Mesa), 9-5
Semifinals: No. 1 seed Korbin Meink (Campbell) won by fall over Trinh, 4:35
Third Place: Cole Reyes (UN-Cal Poly) dec. Trinh, 8-4

Destin Summers, Fr., 125 pounds (2-2)
Round of 32: Summers tech. fall Ryan Davis (Corban), 19-1 (4:07)
Round of 16: Summers dec. Logan Ashton (UN-Stanford), 6-5
Quarterfinals: Cole Reyes (UN-Cal Poly) maj. dec. Summers, 11-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Andrew Lucero (UN-North Idaho) dec. Summers, 7-3

No. 4 seed DJ Lloren, RJr., 141 pounds (5-1) - THIRD PLACE
Round of 64: Lloren tech. fall Joseph Foster (Corban), 20-5 (6:22)
Round of 32: Lloren dec. Fabian Santillan (Stanford), 3-1
Round of 16: Lloren tech. fall Brody Lamb (Northern Colorado), 16-0 (7:00)
Quarterfinals: Lloren dec. Noah Blakeley-Beans (CSUB), 11-5
Semfinals: No. 1 seed Joshua Heil (Campbell) dec. Lloren, 6-5
Third Place: Lloren dec. No. 2 seed Grant Willits (Oregon State), 5-3

Angel Solis, RSo., 165 pounds (2-2)
Round of 32: Drake Engelking (UN-Northern Colorado) dec. Solis, 10-6
Consolation Round of 32 #2: Solis maj. dec. Anthony Espinoza (Hastings), 11-0
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Solis maj. dec. Cade Lindsey (UN-Oklahoma State), 11-2
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly) dec. Solis, 4-1

Beau Colombini, RSo., 165 pounds (0-2)
Round of 32: No. 4 seed Casey Randals (Wyoming) dec. Colombini, 10-3
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Colombini won by medical forfeit over Aaron Olmos (Oregon State)
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Kekana Fouret (UN-Utah Valley) won by fall over Colombini, 6:59

No. 2 seed Ricky Padilla, RSr., 165 pounds (3-2) - FOURTH PLACE
Round of 32: Padilla maj. dec. Cooper McCullough (Corban), 15-4
Round of 16: Padilla dec. Giovanny Bonilla (Grandview), 5-1
Quarterfinals: Padilla dec. Austin Kraisser (Campbell), 5-2
Semifinals: Cole Moody (Wyoming) dec. Padilla, 8-2
Third Place: No. 4 seed Casey Randals (Wyoming) dec. Padilla, 3-2

Hunter Cruz, RFr., 184 pounds (5-1)
Round of 64: Cruz maj. dec. Noe Garcia (UN-CSUB)
Round of 32: No. 4 seed Colt Doyle (Oregon State) maj. dec. Cruz, 12-1
Consolation Round of 32 #2: Cruz won by fall over Hayden Henry (Highline College), 1:11
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Cruz won by fall over Macoy Christman (Umpqua), 1:13
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Cruz tech. fall Drake Barbee (UN-Arkansas-Little Rock), 16-1 (2:29)
Consolaton Round of 8 #1: Cruz maj. dec. Calib Hopkins (Campbell), 16-2
*Cruz reached six-match daily limit

Dominic Kincaid, RSr., 184 pounds (5-1)
Round of 64: Calib Hopkins (Army) won by fall over Kincaid, 4:39
Consolation Round of 32 #2: Kincaid tech. fall Christian McCutcheon (UN-Oklahoma State), 16-1 (1:57)
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Kincaid tech. fall Hunter Morse (Unattached), 16-1 (5:00)
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Kincaid won by fall over Brett Mower (Unattached), 0:19
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Kincaid tech. fall Josh Flanagan (Northern Colorado), 18-1 (6:15)
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Kincaid won by fall over Clayton Austin (Arizona State), 1:28
*Kincaid reached six-match daily limit

Brandon Martino, RSo., 184 pounds (5-1) - FIFTH PLACE
Round of 32: Martino tech. fall Andrew Nicholson (Western Wyoming), 21-6 (7:00)
Round of 16: Martino dec. Ashton Seely (Utah Valley), 3-0
Quarterfinals: No. 1 seed Andrew Morgan (Campbell) dec. Martino, 4-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Martino won by forfeit (opponent reached daily match limit)
Consolation Round of 4: Martino won by forfeit (opponent reached daily match limit)
Fifth Place: Martino dec. Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley), 7-4

Isaiah Perez, RFr., 197 pounds (2-2)
Round of 32: Austin McNeil (Campbell) tech. fall Perez, 20-2 (6:32)
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Perez won by fall over Louie Sanchez Rivera (Umpqua), 2:44
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Perez dec. Danny Salas (Fresno State), 3-1
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Tucker Tomlinson (Western Wyoming) won by fall over Perez, 2:08

Danny Salas, RSo., 197 pounds (1-2)
Round of 32: Salas maj. dec. Falemalama Weggen (Corban), 18-4
Round of 16: Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) won by fall over Salas, 6:01
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Isaiah Perez (Fresno State) dec. Salas, 3-1

No. 2 seed Josh Hokit, Sr., Hwt. (3-0) - FOURTH PLACE
Round of 32: Hokit maj. dec. Jacob Sieder (UN-CSUB), 15-7
Round of 16: Hokit dec. Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State), 2-1
Quarterfinals: Hokit dec. Jacob Smith (UN-Cal Baptist), 11-4
Semifinals: No. 6 seed Chase Trussell (Utah Valley) won by forfeit
Third Place: No. 4 seed Zach Schrader (Cal Baptist) won by forfeit

Unattached Fresno State Wrestlers
Isaiah Perez, Jr., 133 pounds (4-2)
Round of 32: Perez won by fall over Erik Contraras (Colorado Mesa), 1:02
Round of 16: No. 2 seed Noah Gonser (Campbell) dec. Perez, 6-5
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Perez tech. fall Blaysen Terukina (Menlo), 15-0 (5:44)
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Perez won by fall over Kainalu Estrella (Utah Valley), 2:25
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Perez dec. Kyle Evans (Western Wyoming), 7-5
Consolation Round of 4: Austin Wallace-Lister (Warner Pacific) dec. Perez, 8-3

Kyle Parco, Fr., 141 pounds (4-1) - SECOND PLACE
Round of 32: Parco maj. dec. James Emmer (UN-Utah Valley), 13-1
Round of 16: Parco dec. Trevor Jeffries (Wyoming), 10-4
Quarterfinals: Parco dec. No. 3 seed Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado), 7-5
Semifinals: Parco dec. No. 2 seed Grant Willits (Oregon State), 7-4
Finals: No. 1 seed Joshua Heil (Campbell) dec. Parco, 7-1

Matt Olguin, Fr., 157 pounds (5-1) - FIFTH PLACE
Round of 32: Olguin dec. Bryce Lawrence (UN-Eastern Oregon), 4-0
Round of 16: Olguin dec. Ethan Leake (Northern Colorado), 6-3
Quarterfinals: No. 2 seed Dewey Krueger (Wyoming) dec. Olguin, 4-2
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Olguin dec. Matthew Dallara (Campbell), 7-1
Consolation Round of 4: Olguin maj. dec. Robert Garcia (UN-Oregon State), 12-3
Fifth Place: Olguin dec. Payton Tawater (Colorado Mesa), 7-4

Christian Rodriguez, Fr., 165 pounds (2-2)
Round of 32: Rodriguez tech. fall Antonio Viorato-Castillo (Simpson), 17-1 (4:31)
Round of 16: No. 3 seed Austin Matthews (Northern Colorado) maj. dec. Rodriguez, 14-4
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Rodriguez maj. dec. Trevor Clark (Western Wyoming), 15-5
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly) dec. Rodriguez, 3-1

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